For Sellers
Selling your home is not as complicated as you probably think.
Selling your home can be a simple with early understanding and preparation.
- Your appointment with me, your Realtor® may last approximately one hour.
- I, your Realtor®, will gather information about your home, take notes, and make mental observations.
- Please provide me with the Realtor® information from your plat survey, such as dimensions.
- Know pertinent information about your home; such as: age of home, roof, furnance, central air, water heater, and recent upgrades and updates. This valuable inforamtion will add to the accuracy of the Market Analysis.
- During the next appointment, we will discuss the market analysis and property marketing strategies of your home.
Market Analysis:
Market Analysis is one of the most important steps prior to putting you home on the market. This should be done by me, your Realtor®, just prior to putting home home on the market. Martet Analysis consists of:
- Analyzing recently sold properties and homes that are currently on the market;
- Home enhancement tips;
- Estimated sales price and your estimated net proceeds
- Compile a comprehensive plan detailing all the efforts I will employ to sell your home, including Internet and local media.
- Present your home to as many qualified buyers as possible getting your home maximum exposure.
- Assist with obtaining offers and help you in negotiating the best deal as smoothly as possible.
- Help you find your next home and answer all of your questions about the local market area, including schools, neighborhoods, the local economy, and more.
Getting the Highest Price for Your Home
Curb appeal is key and could make a difference whether people stop and take a flyer, or drive right by. Here are a few tips to increase the curb appeal of your home. Closing Costs to Expect:
- Title insurance fees depend on the sales price of the home.
- Broker's commission is a full-service fee and will cost anywhere between 5% to 7%.
- Local property transfer tax, country transfer tax, state transfer tax, and state capital gains tax are the charges that you'll pay for the privilege of selling your home. Credit to the buyer of unpaid real estate taxes for the prior or current year are variable and depend on when you close and when your taxes are due.
- FHA fees and costs are all fees are now negotiable between an FHA buyer and seller.
- Home inspections fees are in some circumstances paid for by the seller and include pest, radon and other inspections.
- Miscellaneous fees can accrue from correcting problems noticed during the home inspection.
